Even 50$ is too much. We are talking a game here, and most are crap anyway so you end up with 50$+ of wasted money and huge disappointment which makes you more carefull the next time. If games were 20$ I would be spending 4x more money then now. Now I'm just to scared to buy something I can't try even if it was hyped real good.

Totally agree with ya Anoy.. I bought Start trek Legacy for Xbox 360. Im a die-hard Star Trek fan, and what a pile of crap it turned out to be. Why the hell to they sell Licences for great named projects and not scrutinize the end product. I shall be vary cautious of buying a £44.99 game from now on. thats close to $90 i think.. Sux big time. I spose most would argue "try the demo before you buy it". but not all titles get demos like STL :( taken it to trade in centre already..

I would of thought the title would of been enough to keep your wallet in your pocket.

Indeed. THis is why I advocate buying good games (the very few that come out for the PC) and dow-*cough* borrowing the rest to have a laugh at.

The development costs of making a game have risen from an average of 7-8 million dollars to upwards of 16-18 million dollars in the last few years. It's simple economics, if the cost of making a product rises, so will it's price.

[quote]The development costs of making a game have risen from an average of 7-8 million dollars to upwards of 16-18 million dollars in the last few years. It's simple economics, if the cost of making a product rises, so will it's price.[/quote] Demand for games has also risen as mroe people have computers and it's 'cooler' to game.

[quote][quote]The development costs of making a game have risen from an average of 7-8 million dollars to upwards of 16-18 million dollars in the last few years. It's simple economics, if the cost of making a product rises, so will it's price.[/quote] Demand for games has also risen as mroe people have computers and it's 'cooler' to game.[/quote] I still think it's funny. A $50 game (in the US) costs us about €60... Hey wait a minute here, isn't the exchange course of the USD vs EURO like, in favor of the EURO, as in, it's supposed to be less then 50 Euros to buy a $50 game. How bizarre... So we (in Europe) pay about $74 (if im correct) for a $50 game.

[quote][quote][quote]The development costs of making a game have risen from an average of 7-8 million dollars to upwards of 16-18 million dollars in the last few years. It's simple economics, if the cost of making a product rises, so will it's price.[/quote] Demand for games has also risen as mroe people have computers and it's 'cooler' to game.[/quote] I still think it's funny. A $50 game (in the US) costs us about €60... Hey wait a minute here, isn't the exchange course of the USD vs EURO like, in favor of the EURO, as in, it's supposed to be less then 50 Euros to buy a $50 game. How bizarre... So we (in Europe) pay about $74 (if im correct) for a $50 game.[/quote] Yup and that has nothing to do with the exchange rate, but rather with all the fucking taxes. Tax on income (means companies set higher prices to compensate). Tax on imports (means importing each game costs more), high VAT, etc. Damn Europe, you'd think with such high taxes they would have free medical services other than just in England or something? I don't think even the communists in the USSR charged that much...

rofl :D

It depends on where you live in Europe. UK and Scandinavia is extremely expensive. I can't speak for UK, but in Scandinavia it is because of the extremely high living standards. When it says $50 it is $50, unless it says excluding VAT. Same thing with everything you buy, tax rates has already been included in the price unless it says otherwise (of course the tax rates are different from country to country). This has been the case when I have bought and imported games from the US, Asia, UK, and other countries.

If you live in Europe get a US console and import with how weak the $ is against the £ your in a win win situation for the moment at least. US 360 games work out at around £30 or less that's including shipping.